by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 17, 2009 | small delights
When I was a child, if a part of a piece of equipment broke, one sought out a replacement part. One didn’t have the financial luxury to simply replace the entire piece of equipment. Increasingly, it appears, our culture has developed a “disposable”...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 14, 2009 | spiritual formation
Over the last couple of years there has been ongoing conversation among leaders in our church and with the pastoral staff about striking a balance between the needs of those among the ranks of “seekers”, nominal Christians, and new Christians in our church...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 12, 2009 | Uncategorized
I just returned to this blog site after a brief (?) break and realized it’s been 10 days since my last visit. Wasn’t yesterday New Year’s Day? Each week seems to fly by. A new job must have something to do with that. Every day is so full. I have to...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 2, 2009 | Prayer
For years I have saved one year’s Christmas cards until the next year. I take them out right after Thanksgiving and review them once again. Then I make my card list for the current year and begin writing. After the holiday I take the prior year’s cards,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 1, 2009 | spiritual formation
One of the things I love about my new job as program manager of a women’s Christian residential substance abuse recovery program is that I get to teach adults at a very fundamental level and watch them progress in their spiritual journey over a rather intense...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 26, 2008 | communication, transparency
I started this weblog in July 2005. With this post, I mark the 150th post. I’m not a particularly prolific blogger…..just a few times monthly, as the mood and urge strike. I’ve learned to exercise more discretion in the things that I make public,...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 23, 2008 | Uncategorized
It’s interesting that, this time of year, you can take almost any group of people with a Judeo-Christian background and put them together, add some Christmas traditions, and have a party. The case managers at the Homeless Day Resource Center pooled their talents...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 21, 2008 | Uncategorized
This year, instead of giving gifts to one another, my parents and siblings and I each chose a charitable enterprise to which to give. One brother and my parents chose food banks to support. Another brother and his wife bought Christmas gifts for a family whose...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Dec 7, 2008 | leadership
Today we had about 50 families with tables in the church parking lot selling “treasures” and all sorts of crafts. It was part of our church’s effort to help families address concerns over the economic downturn. Early this morning, as I arrived to...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 16, 2008 | Career
I have been getting on the job training as a Christian educator for over 5 years through my church and completed my work toward certification as a Christian educator in May. But recently, as I began to explore the possibility of ordination as a deacon, I opted for the...
